Jasmyne E . McCoy
SECOND SUPREME ANTI-BASILEUS
January 15 , 2021 Greetings !
Happy 113th Founders ’ Day , Sorors ! We honor the bold step our Founders made on January 15 , 1908 . We thank them for their vision , creativity , and perseverance to do something that had never been done before . It is because of our guiding light , Soror Ethel Hedgeman Lyle , college-educated African American women all over the world have united to be of “ service to all mankind .” What started as 20 pearls have grown into a sea of more than 300,000 .
In this virtual celebration , we honor our Founders for doing what was previously unthinkable . As the first and finest African- American Greek-letter sorority , we set the standard ! In Miner Hall at Howard University , great minds with even greater hearts came together to defy the status quo . These women were a generation removed from slavery and living in the segregation era . But even that was not enough to trample their spirits . They would become deans , teachers , and members of the NAACP .
We also unite in a special celebration of Soror Kamala D . Harris ’ ascension to Vice President-Elect of the United States . She represents the hope our Founders had for a future where women who look like us are accepted , chosen , and elevated to positions of power . As I said in a promotional video for the Biden-Harris campaign , “ Seeing an African-American woman as the Vice- Presidential pick for the Democratic party is a major leap of progress . It ’ s women ’ s empowerment , it ’ s representation , and it ’ s breaking down barriers to preconceived notions of what a leader looks like .” Today , we celebrate the leadership of our Founders , Soror Kamala D . Harris , and every woman , past and present , who has had the honor to call herself a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority , Incorporated !
Jasmyne E . McCoy
Soror Jasmyne E . McCoy
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